Dixie Heights posted their fifth-straight win in overtime behind a stellar 31-point night by Brandon Hatton, 64-59 over Franklin County on Friday.
The junior, who scored Dixie’s last six points from the free throw line, is now just 49 points from tying the Colonels’ career scoring record of 1,880 points.
The Flyers forced overtime with a long three-pointer from Rylan Rowe with :05 remaining in regulation, but faded in the extra period.
Rower finished with 20 points on the night, while Lorenzo McCaskell poured in 24 to lead Franklin.
FRANKLIN 13-9-17-14-6—59
at D. HEIGHTS 14-16-8-15-11—64
FRANKLIN COUNTY (1-4): Meyer 2 0 5, Rowe 7 5 20, Roberts 3 0 6, McCaskell 11 1 24, Schneider 2 0 4. Totals 25 6 59.
DIXIE HEIGHTS (5-1): Schreck 2 3 7, Rabe 1 0 2, Daria 5 1 14, Hatton 8 12 31, Niehaus 3 0 6, Milligan 1 2 4. Totals 20 18 64.
3-pointers: F—Meyer, Rowe, McCaskell. D—Daria 3, Hatton 3.
NEWPORT CENTRAL CATHOLIC 64, LOUISVILLE CHRISTIAN 34 – NewCath switched defenses at the half, turning a one-point lead into blowout to remain perfect at 6-0.
NewCath turned the tide in the second half after switching from a man-to-man defense. Meanwhile, on offense, the Thoroughbreds pounded the ball inside to their bigs.
Sophomore center Drew McDonald finished with a game-high 18 points to go with six rebounds, while fellow center Jake Schulte pitched in with 10 points.
The Centurions, who had a six-game winning streak snapped, had no scorers with more than five points.
LOU. CHRISTIAN 10-13-3-8—34
at NEWCATH 12-12-26-13—63
LOUISVILLE CHRISTIAN (6-2): Darst 1 3 5, P. Hobbs 0 1 1, Talley 1 0 3, Long 0 2 2, Wade 1 2 5, S. Hobbs 2 0 5, Passafume 2 1 5, Barry 1 0 2, Duff 2 0 4, Jones 1 0 2. Total 11 9 34.
NEWCATH (6-0): Franzen 1 0 3, Pangallo 1 3 6, Bueter 1 2 4, Dupont 0 2 2, Seibert 3 2 8, Haas 2 2 7, Verkamp 0 1 1, Schulte 5 0 10, McDonald 8 2 18, Weyer 2 0 4. Totals 23 14 63.
3-pointers: L-Talley, Wade, S. Hobbs. N-Franzen, Pangallo, Haas.
HOLMES 71, BREATHITT COUNTY 37 – The Bulldogs steamrolled Breathitt County at the Kentucky Farm Bureau Classic in Pikeville to move to 9-0 on the season.
Holmes, with four players in double digit scoring, nearly doubled up Breathitt behind 18 points from sophomore guard James Bolden’s game-high 18 points, eight rebounds and six assists.
The Bulldogs also got 15 from Daquan Palmer and 13 from Chris Englemon, while Quinton Chames chipped in 10.
BREATHITT 6-14-15-2—37
at HOLMES 16-12-25-18—71
BREATHITT COUNTY (2-3): Noble 3 2 9, Hamilton 3 0 8, Chaney 4 0 8, Fugate 2 2 6, Cox 2 0 6. Totals 14 5 27.
HOLMES (9-0): Bolden 8 0 18, Palmer 5 0 15, C. Englemon 4 5 13, Chames 3 4 10, Pouncy 3 09, Coston 1 0 2, Glover 1 0 2, Hill 1 0 2. Totals 26 9 71.
3-pointers: B—Cox 2, Noble, Hamilton. H—Palmer 5, Pouncy 3, Bolden 2.
ASHLAND BLAZER 85, BEECHWOOD 63 – Blazer placed five players in double figures, led by 17 apiece by Tyler Stewart and sophomore center Dikembe Dixson, to roll past Beechwood.
Ashland also got 12 apiece by Ross Thompson and Steve Friley, and 11 points from Zach Hart, as they jumped out to an early lead and kept their foot on the gas.
The Tigers, having lost four after opening the season with a win, were led by senior Chase Maus’ 18 points and 13 from Jacob Huff and 12 from Max Shover.
BLAZER 25-25-17-18—85
at BEECHWOOD 13-15-18-17—63
BLAZER (6-0): Thompson 5 1 12, Stewart 6 1 17, Salow 2 2 6, Friley 6 0 12, Rose 0 2 2, Hart 4 1 11, Harshaw 1 0 2, Dixson 5 7 17, Miller 2 2 6. Totals 30 16 85.
BEECHWOOD (1-4): Nussbaum 1 0 2, Maus 7 2 18, Markesbery 2 0 4, Collosimo 1 0 3, Huff 4 3 13, Shover 2 8 12, Talley 1 2 4, Brock 1 0 2, Fieger 1 2 5. Totals 20 17 63.
3-pointers: A—Stewart 4, Hart 2, Thompson. B—Maus, Colosimo, Huff 2, Fieger.
NEWPORT 80, ST. PATRICK 43 – The Wildcats had 11 players score as they rolled to the win over the Saints.
Senior Arroyal Wright led the way with 16 points and 10 rebounds, while JaSean Short added 13 as Newport built a 20-point halftime lead.
The Saints staged a small rally in the third, but Newport outscored them, 31-8 down the stretch to seal victory. William McKay scored 15 points and Harrison Applegate added 14 to lead the Saints.
ST. PATRICK 7-13-15-8—43
at NEWPORT 22-18-9-31—80
ST. PATRICK (3-6): Applegate 4 6 14, Sticklen 3 0 6, D. McCall 2 0 6, McKay 7 0 15, Brant 1 0 2. Totals 17 6 43.
NEWPORT (3-2): Jas. Short 6 1 13, Jaq. Short 3 0 8, Parker 1 0 2, Wright 7 2 16, Turner 2 0 4, Snapp 2 0 5, Witherspoon 3 0 7, Joseph 2 2 7, Commodore 4 0 8, Pearson 4 0 8, Covington 1 0 2. Totals 35 5 80.
3-pointers: SP—MCall 2, McKay. N—Jaq. Short 2, Snapp, Witherspoon, Joseph.
ST. HENRY 55, LUDLOW 53 – The Crusaders won their second in a row after opening the season at 0-6, beating Ludlow in the waning moments.
Senior Ben Hils drained a long three with :07 remaining, giving St. Henry the win. It was his only field goal of the game.
Darius Meiman did most of the damage on the night, finishing with 20 points for the Crusaders.
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